Is it to late to sow winter cereals?
With spring seed shortage pending, we advise sowing winter cereals where possible!
With a looming spring seed shortage for 2024, growers are advised to take every opportunity to drill winter barley, wheat and oats, where seed beds allow.
Seed bed conditions trump drilling date and with tailored agronomy in spring, later drilled crops can be very successful.
Thinking of late drilling?
Look at conditions rather than the sowing date
Maximize every opportunity to drill winter cereals over the next three months.
Winter Barley trials in Seedtech and grower experience suggest winter barley drilled in Dec / Jan / Feb will yield 3.5 to 4.0 t/ac
Winter Wheat trials in Seedtech and grower experience suggest winter wheat drilled in Dec / Jan / Feb will yield 4.0 to 4.5 t/ac
Drilling in Wexford and Kilkenny in November 2023.
